Jed
From the bestselling Psychic Surveys series comes a full-length standalone novel featuring one of its most treasured, formidable, and mysterious characters - Jed. As soon as Ava Kent spots Jed in her local rescue centre, she knows, just as much as he does, they are perfect for each other. It's love at first sight, and despite her husband's misgivings, she offers him a home. Not much is known of Jed, other than he is a stray picked up from the streets of Eastbourne, but he soon proves himself a loyal and loving companion - in fact, he's something of a lifesaver. When Ava suffers the traumatic birth of her first child alone at home, it's Jed that somehow escapes the house to find help. Ava, though, is plunged into depression. She feels lonely and vulnerable as a new mother, an outcast. It's as though a darkness has attached itself to her, when previously life was blessed. And it won't let go. She's surrendering to it, bit by bit, almost willingly. As loving and as loyal as Jed is, he's just a dog.Can he save again, someone who doesn't want to save herself? Download today or READ FOR FREE in KU: Psychic Surveys Series: Psychic Surveys Book One: The Haunting of Highdown Hall Psychic Surveys Book Two: Rise to Me Psychic Surveys Book Three: 44 Gilmore Street Psychic Surveys Book Four: Old Cross Cottage Psychic Surveys Book Five: Descension Psychic Surveys Book Six: Legion Psychic Surveys Book Seven: Promises to Keep Psychic Surveys Book Eight: The Weight of the Soul Psychic Surveys Book Nine: The Devil's Liar Psychic Surveys Companion Novels: Eve: A Psychic Surveys Prequel Blakemort (Corinna's story) Thirteen (Ness's story) Rosamund (Rosamund Davis - Ruby's great-grandmother's story) Jed (the story of one of Psychic Survey's most loved and mysterious characters) This Haunted World Series: This Haunted World Book One: The Venetian This Haunted World Book Two: The Eleventh Floor This Haunted World Book Three: Highgate This Haunted World Book Four: Rohaise Reach for the Dead Series: Reach for the Dead Book One: Mandy Reach for the Dead Book Two: Cades Home Farm Reach for the Dead Book Three: Walker Jessamine Series: Jessamine Comraich Carfax House - A Christmas Ghost Story (standalone novella) The Damned Season - A Christmas Ghost Story (standalone novella) Wildacre - A Christmas Ghost Story (standalone novella) Summer of Grace - A Standalone Mystery Thriller
Eerie Check In
Even a witch can't run from her past forever.After returning home, Angelica is finally settling into her life in Silverlake, embracing her witchy powers and looking forward to the town-saving fall festival just days away. However, the peace is shattered when Sophia Emerson, the perfect housewife of the witching world, is found dead, threatening to tarnish the reputation of her empire built around the motto "Any Witch Can Do It!" - referencing her numerous cookbooks and crafting shows.Sophia's death sends gossip flying faster than you can say bibidi babidi boo, putting Silverlake on the map for all the wrong reasons. As Angelica races against the clock before Sophia's death destroys the town, she realizes that not everything in Silverlake is as perfect as it seems, and the past has a way of catching up to even the most powerful witches.Will Angelica and her fellow witches be able to solve the case and save Silverlake's reputation, or will Sophia's death sink the town once and for all?
Spooked Solid
Happy Halloween!Welcome to the best holiday of the year, or so Angelica thought until the tricks began to outweigh the treats. Frog curses, poisoned candy apples, and a wayward vampire are only half of her problems. Add in a two-hundred-year-old curse, a depressed poltergeist, and a dead body, and it's clear why. But Angelica refuses to go down without a fight.With the culprit of the Halloween hijinks still at large, Angelica sets out to solve the mystery just as the culprit sets their sites on her.Will she be able to uncover the truth behind the spooky occurrences? With the stakes this high, Angelica doesn't have a choice.
Spirit Force
Alastair, a man who runs a business based on his ability to interact with and banish spirits, encounters a young girl on the run by the name of Rachael, who has the same ability as him. The two join forces to bring peace to both the living and the deceased.
Disciple
A boy prophet who can raise the dead. Followers who would kill for his blessing. And a sibling on the run for more than her life...Midnight Mass meets The Omen in this psychological thriller about a woman tormented by a mysterious childhood tragedy and the family harboring a dark and deadly secret.It was a moment to spawn a thousand nightmares. But Diane Cockerton still can't remember that day in the Little Woods. Her father prevented 'something unimaginable' from happening to her is all she's been told.Two years later Diane is ready to rejoin the world. Her mother has been blessed with a 'miracle baby' called Simon Peter. But there's something unnatural about Diane's new brother. Strange & disturbing things have begun to happen that can't be explained. And only around Simon...Can Diane expose her brother's dark truth, or will she pay with more than her life?Click the BUY NOW button to join the congregation and find out!"Delivers in every sinister and ungodly way possible. Chilled me to my bones...and the ending is unexpected perfection." -E.H., Goodreads Reviewer
The Shop on Royal Street
Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past--as well as new ones--in this first book in a spin-off series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels. After a difficult detour on her road to adulthood, Nola Trenholm is looking to begin anew in New Orleans, and what better way to start her future than with her first house? But the historic fixer-upper she buys comes with even more work than she anticipated when the house's previous occupants don't seem to be ready to depart. Although she can't communicate with ghosts like her stepmother can, luckily Nola knows someone in New Orleans who is able to--even if he's the last person on earth she wants anything to do with ever again. Beau Ryan comes with his own dark past--a past that involves the disappearance of his sister and parents during Hurricane Katrina--and he's connected to the unsolved murder of a woman who once lived in the old Creole cottage Nola is determined to make her own...whether the resident restless spirits agree or not.
The Ghosts of Lewis Manor
Seraphina must choose the lesser of two evils--the ghosts that haunt her or the murderer who hunts her. Born with a rare ability--or curse, Seraphina can see and hear the dead. During the early days of the London Blitz, she is confronted with hundreds of lost souls wandering the streets. As the war escalates, her parents send her away to the home of an old friend in the English countryside to preserve her sanity. But there are monsters lurking in the hallways and the surrounding woods of the mansion, not all of them are ghosts. Seraphina must use her gift to help solve the gruesome mysteries of Lewis Manor's past in order to prevent her own murder in the present.
The Willows
English author Algernon Blackwood first published "The Willows" in his 1907 book The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best-known works and has impacted a lot of writers after him. It was regarded by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft is the best supernatural story ever written in English. "The Willows" is a work of early modern horror that belongs to the strange fiction literary tradition. In the middle of their canoe expedition down the Danube, two buddies. Blackwood gives the river, the sun, and the wind strong and eventually menacing personalities throughout the narrative. The most foreboding trees are the dense, sullen, terrifying willows because they "moved of their own will as though alive, and they touched, by some immeasurable means, my own piercing sense of the horrible," moving as though they were alive. The mysterious beings in "The Willows," whose exact nature is unknown, include a new order of experience that is truly unearthly, as well as a realm "where tremendous things go on without ceasing...vast purposes...that deal directly with the soul, and not indirectly with trivial representations of the soul." They occasionally appear malicious or treacherous, while other times they are just mystical and almost divine.
The Year of the Storm
In this haunting, suspenseful debut novel, John Mantooth takes readers to a town in rural Alabama where secrets are buried deep, reality is relative, and salvation requires a desperate act of faith. When Danny was fourteen, his mother and sister disappeared during a violent storm. The police were baffled. There were no clues, and most people figured they were dead. Only Danny still holds out hope that they'll return. Months later, a disheveled Vietnam vet named Walter Pike shows up at Danny's front door, claiming to know their whereabouts. The story he tells is so incredible that Danny knows he shouldn't believe him. Others warn him about Walter Pike's dark past, his shameful flight from town years ago, and the suspicious timing of his return. But he's Danny's last hope, and Danny needs to believe..."Powerful, dark, and heartfelt. The Year of the Storm is a wonderful coming of age novel by a very talented new writer. An astounding debut."-John Rector, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Already Gone, The Grove, and The Cold Kiss"A dark and mysterious southern-gothic story with hints of Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter and Stephen King's novella The Body, John Mantooth's voice is masculine and powerful, flavoring the pages with the Alabama wilderness, the turmoil of family and how all of these elements work to shape and nurture teenage boys into men."-Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana and Donnybrook "As strong a debut novel as any I've read in a long time. It's frightening and sad, vicious and unforgiving, quiet and contemplative. It's a helluva start to what's surely going to be a career worth watching."-fearnet.com"The Year of the Storm by John Mantooth is the very definition of "attention grabber." It is a flat out page turner. It is a rare thriller which combines elements of rural noir, supernatural horror, and is an intense dual coming of age story that is as spellbinding as anything from horror masters such as Stephen King and Laird Barron."-litreactor.com"Masterful foreshadowing... A tough and violent book, but also one with prose that aches with loss."-BooklistJOHN MANTOOTH is the award winning author of two novels and a short story collection. His first novel, The Year of the Storm, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. He has also published three crime novels under the pseudonym Hank Early. Heaven's Crooked Finger (written as Hank Early) was a Next Generation Indie Book award winner and 2017 Foreword Indies Award Finalist. He lives in Alabama with his wife and two children.
When Two Worlds Collide
These stories will grab your attention until the end of each tale. The characters may be different, but at some point, their lives cross into a parallel world. The twists and turns of fate guide the reader into a world of ghosts and goblins, where murderers lie in wait for the unsuspecting. You'll never know what's to come, and that's just how the author likes it. There's coach trippers, who die one by one - by why and by whose hand? A killer strikes at a Harry Potter exhibition in Oxford: Druids challenge Druids, and the Green Man himself appears in their midst: a group of friends die in horrific circumstances, and a toy figure is always found lying by the victim - perhaps the names Scarlet, Mustard, Plum seem familiar: a ventriloquist's dummy is not at all what he seems and a dead and buried girl just won't die, until she catches her murderer. Of course, there's normal people too, who bring humour and pathos into the tales - well, there'd have to be, wouldn't there, or you'd never believe what you're reading or hearing! It's all part of the magic of mystery - and you're the magician, who gets to unlocks it.
Untimely Departure
It's Christmas time in Silverlake, and everyone is feeling jolly, that is until a suspicious visitor arrives. I have to be honest, Daniel McEwen's presence has me on edge.Or maybe it's his sharp fangs that have me running in the other direction.But when a dead body turns up, and it's clearly a setup, I know I can't hang the vampire out to dry-Aunt Thelma taught me better than that, which is why Vance and I are teaming up to tackle this case and clear our friend's name.Unfortunately, more than one person wants the truth to remain a secret, and they'll do whatever it takes to keep us quiet.Can we trace the clues and bring the real killer to justice, or will there be more than one untimely departure?
The Ghost Ship
The weather had appeared more than menacing all day. The sea was now rising, and Neptune's white horses had already started to gallop over the crests of the rising billows. All the galaxies of heaven were now present above, replacing the two or three unusual sentinels that had previously protruded from the firmament. Our second mate, Garry O'Neil, perished at sea while sailing the Star of the North. He had fled to the sea as a child before attending medical school in Dublin. After his mother passed away, he abandoned his newly-acquired dignity and went back to the sea since he felt no longer beholden to anything at home. The settings, the ship in the distance with its flag partially up, the light of the setting sun, and the resemblance of my boat then and now brought back memories of that special evening.
Spooked Solid
Happy Halloween!Welcome to the best holiday of the year.Or I thought it was until the tricks began to outweigh the treats. Frog curses, poisoned candy apples, and a wayward vampire are only the half of it. Add in a two-hundred-year-old curse, a depressed poltergeist, and a dead body, and you can see why my enthusiasm for the witchiest day of the year is waning. Not cool, Halloween Hijacker. Not cool.Which is why you can bet your wand I'm not going to go down without a fight, even if my actions land me in grave danger.
The Ghost Of Guir House
American author Charles Willing Beale's horror book The Ghost of Guir House was first released in 1897. This is a pretty erratic "story" that alternates between a theosophical philosophy explanation and a gothic romance. A captivating romantic plot is balanced by a sense of mystery and possibly even evil, and there are three main characters that are really well-developed despite being slightly quirky. The plot is kept alive by the author until the very end of the book, but it is shelved by protracted discussions on occult concepts like hypnotism and emanationist between two of the characters. The book starts out as a respectable ghost story before turning into a societal critique that extols the virtues of socialism. Charles Willing Beale wrote a gritty mystery romance titled The Ghost of Guir House. But instead of writing in the traditional Gothic style, the author explores moral, psychological, and then theosophical considerations. Long conversations between the three people in the book-who are encased in a spooky house-include the author's thoughts.
Nrds
Ghosts are real and there is an underfunded government agency that help the recently deceased transition into the afterlife. Spiritual energy is running wild in the rural Midwest and when a remote NRDS office settles in, nothing goes according to plan. Follow this cast of NRDS as they work through spirit cases, struggle with small town politics, and try to dig themselves out of tons and tons of paperwork. Because what is a government agency without an insurmountable amount of red tape?
Three Children in Their Hour of Peril
Within the house at the end of the street where the three Frye children live, a locked room harbours something that has been waiting for fifty years to be unleashed from its prison. Around that house, a plethora of ghostly sights and sounds issue warnings to all who venture there to be leery of what waits for anyone bold enough to enter a house that has nurtured a dark secret in the confines of dust laden walls for so many years.Ken Frye's heart was like a sensitive plant that opens for a moment in the sunshine to offer the beauty of a soul which longs to bring hope to the downtrodden, even if the downtrodden individual is a ghost. He was the conscience of the three. His sister, Andrea, on the other hand was a dynamo of complete self-assurance and determination who refused to bow before adversity or ghosts! Then there was the proverbial bull in a china shop, Ryan, who always rammed ahead, not letting anything impede his persistent tenacity. These three are about to uncover a long forgotten murder and come face-to-face with a ghost that has been locked up for fifty years.
Cold Hangs the Midnight
There's nothing like a haunting to bring people together for the holidays!Four best friends move into an old Victorian house while attending college, but they could never have predicted what would follow them there. Strange things begin to happen: the grandfather clock chimes thirteen times, a shadow stalks the hallway, haunting voices call for help from the heater vents, and one of the friends begins to wonder what secrets lay buried in the basement. There is no doubt that something is happening at 606 Shadow Falls Lane...but who, what, where? That is indeed a mystery. On Christmas Eve, a housemate call in SHIVERS, a ghost investigation team from Salem, Oregon. They discover something far more sinister than a haunting-and it isn't Santa!For those who love a good old-fashioned ghost story, you'll find that here. With a chilling twist based in ancient lore that readers won't expect, this novel will keep you on your toes until the end. Merry Christmas, happy reading and...leave the lights on.
The Misery House
A town haunted by its past, in the shadow of an abandoned house.A close-knit family struggling to find answers and survive.The beginning of a three-book series, psychological thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat.The rural farming community of New Haven has never seen a string of tragedies like this. A local store burns to the ground with two bodies inside. A newly-wed couple with their own set of secrets goes missing. As the summer continues, the townsfolk grow more and more worried. What evil force is assailing their quiet community? And what did they do to provoke it?The Misery House is a chilling, suspenseful novel that will keep you guessing until the very end and set the stage for an epic three-book haunting. In the small town of New Haven, the story follows the Woods family and their unbreakable bond. When Kaia's best friend goes missing, the nightmare becomes personal, and together the family tries to unravel the secrets.With its twists and turns, The Misery House is a page-turner that will keep you up late into the night. Will the Woods family hold together in the face of attacks from every side? Can they unravel the mystery behind the house on the hill, or is it too late to save their town?The house was said to be abandoned, said to be haunted. And it was both of those things, but it was also much more.
The Misery House
A town haunted by its past, in the shadow of an abandoned house.A close-knit family struggling to find answers and survive.The beginning of a three-book series, psychological thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat.The rural farming community of New Haven has never seen a string of tragedies like this. A local store burns to the ground with two bodies inside. A newly-wed couple with their own set of secrets goes missing. As the summer continues, the townsfolk grow more and more worried. What evil force is assailing their quiet community? And what did they do to provoke it?The Misery House is a chilling, suspenseful novel that will keep you guessing until the very end and set the stage for an epic three-book haunting. In the small town of New Haven, the story follows the Woods family and their unbreakable bond. When Kaia's best friend goes missing, the nightmare becomes personal, and together the family tries to unravel the secrets.With its twists and turns, The Misery House is a page-turner that will keep you up late into the night. Will the Woods family hold together in the face of attacks from every side? Can they unravel the mystery behind the house on the hill, or is it too late to save their town?The house was said to be abandoned, said to be haunted. And it was both of those things, but it was also much more.
Meadowlarks
Financial stress binds a young widow to her lip-licking, ogle-eyed boss, and to urban violence that has taken her husband and might now take her nine-year-old son. After her husband is murdered by carjackers, Carolyn, her son, and their dog are forced to move in with Carolyn's all-knowing, hate-filled mother, leaving Carolyn desperate to find a safe way out. When her young son inherits her dead husband's estate, high in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains, Carolyn decides it's time to make the move onto a yet unseen cattle ranch - BUT - Carolyn Potter never anticipated death rising with the full moon.Carolyn is thrilled by her son's immediate connection to his inheritance, a beautiful, high-mountain cattle ranch, a fantastic home, community church, excellent school, and friendly, helpful neighbors, and by her own newfound sense of security and purpose.When she blocks the ritual slaughter of bull calves on their property, she unleashes a demon to attack their home and brutally murder two of their neighbors, shattering Carolyn's newfound sense of security. Why can't she accept the bloody ritual? Will the rising moon take her life? Will it take her son's life? MEADOWLARKS is a supernatural romp. If you like strong bonds of friendship, dark mystery, and blood-curdling terror, then you'll love Thomas Holladay's pulse-pounding thriller. Buy MEADOWLARKS and discover the dread dangers lurking in Shangri-La. Buy it NOW. You will not be disappointed
Purr-suasive Witches
Three witches and their magical cats solve paranormal murder cases in the mystical town of Wonder Falls. From 3x USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin.A coven of strange witches moves into a quaint neighborhood in Wonder Falls after the previous homeowners die of suspicious murder-suicides. Cath fears associating with them, but Aunt Astrid falls under the spell of their leader, Cedar Lott.Cath and her furry friends soon learn the coven's diabolical plans involving using Astrid, Bea, and-more gruesomely-Bea's unborn baby. In the house in which the coven congregates, Cath discovers something even more sinister hidden in one of the rooms...The Greenstone women must test their individual strengths and bravery to stop a powerful and deadly force that threatens the whole world.Readers are loving this paranormal cozy mystery series featuring modern-day witches and their talking cats.
The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses
Theodora Corvus can hear the whispers of her crumbling family home. She can hear the whispers of Kingsward Manor, her place of employment. She sees the watchers by the lake, black-eyed and waiting.But Broken Oak is silent. Broken Oak is empty. When Theodora takes the job as governess to young Ottoline Thorne, she leaves behind her beloved grandmother and the decaying ruins of her childhood home to travel far north to Broken Oak Manor. There, she finds a house filled with secrets. Under the stern eye of the foreboding housekeeper, Theodora quickly navigates the dark and winding corridors of Broken Oak, only to find herself irrevocably drawn to the mysterious lord of the manor. But someone walks the hallways late after nightfall, their footsteps leading to the attic. The only place in the sprawling house that does not remain silent. As her scandalous feelings for Cassias Thorne grow, Theodora fights to unearth the secrets of Broken Oak. Who wanders the house at night? Where is the Lady of the manor? What lies behind the attic door high up under the eaves of the house?"Where is Lady Thorne, Cassias? Where is your wife?"
Running Through the Wormhole
Thinking she is about to die, Phoebe Rivers says a mental goodbye to her children.But Petrel, a stranger, helps her fend off and kill the assailants who savagely beat and rape her. Her disappearing hero turns out to be the long-dead proprietor of a speakeasy from the 1920s. She awakens alone and injured, but thinking she is a murderess, she tells no one about the attack, not even her husband, David. Her life quickly unravels, her children are in mortal danger, and David may not be who he seems.Phoebe's mental reserves and maternal capabilities are tested as she uncovers chilling evidence about David and his new lover. Heartbreak ensues.Motivated by grief, wracked by guilt, and hampered by her inability to explain the ghosts who appear to her, Phoebe tries desperately to protect her family as the past intersects with the present.
The Unseen Player
Can justice be found for the dead?Introducing a mind-captivating journey with M.A. Senft's "The Unseen Player," a spellbinding fusion of action adventure, mystery thriller, and murder mystery. Follow Clint Reeves, a man whose life takes an unexpected turn when, as a boy, he finds himself abandoned and raised in the sheltering walls of an orphanage.Years later, as an older gentleman, Clint moves to a new property, setting the stage for a gripping tale of enigmatic visions and ghostly encounters. The plot thickens as he uncovers the true story behind his father's disappearance, guided by a mysterious phantom entity.In this action-packed narrative, Clint, with his spectral companion, unravels a half-century-old crime, bringing justice to the shadows and freeing a restless soul."The Unseen Player" is not just a murder mystery; it's a heart-pounding adventure that transcends the boundaries of time. As Clint delves deeper into his heritage, he stumbles upon a profound discovery that promises to change his life and the fate of an entire community forever.This captivating mystery thriller explores the delicate threads that connect the living and the departed, proving that even in the afterlife, action and adventure know no bounds.Don't miss out on this extraordinary journey-secure your copy now and dive into a world where the unseen becomes the ultimate player in an unforgettable mystery adventure!Some stories were never meant to be buried.
Reverberations
Mysterious happenings are mounting up for Josh, Sean and their estranged alumni. Josh Sandison-Morley was born a sceptic. Why else would he insist there's no such thing as ghosts when he's eliminated every plausible explanation for the noises in his former therapy rooms? Sean Tierney's having some 'performance issues'. His GP says there's no physical reason: his blood pressure is under control, and he's stayed off the booze, ergo it's all in his head. In the circumstances, being a palliative clinical psychologist isn't proving (self-)helpful. Despite two decades of friendship and their grand plans to open a private psychotherapy centre, neither man confides in the other. That is, until news reaches them both, via different avenues, that their experiences are but part of a bizarre cluster of unexplained phenomena, for which there is only one common denominator. Whether real or the product of overwrought imaginations, Josh, Sean and their alumni must lay to rest the spectre of a once-beloved friend...or admit defeat and crawl back under the safe, weighty stones of the jobs and relationships they've left behind.
Spirits and Secrets
A haunted cabin, A troubled woman, An illicit affair, What could go wrong? Discover the hidden secrets that lurk within the pages as Stephanie embarks on an unexpected journey, seeking solace for the summer at a secluded family cabin. Little does she know, the old cabin holds more than just memories of the past --- it's haunted by her deceased mother-in-law, Olivia. In a chilling twist, Stephanie uncovers mysterious messages left behind by Olivia, carefully concealed in obscure places. Determined to unravel the enigma surrounding Olivia's troubled life, Stephanie enlists the help of her two children, delving deeper into the haunting presence consuming the cabin. As Stephanie pieces together the fragments of Olivia's past, she finds herself entangled in a forbidden desire---an affair with the town's elusive sheriff. Caught between her moral boundaries and an overpowering longing, Stephanie grapples with profound questions of life and death, challenging her sense of self. In this gripping tale of mystery and self-discovery, a ghostly cabin, a troubled protagonist, and an illicit affair intertwine to create a web of suspense. Can she navigate the treacherous path between loyalty and desire? Will the disturbing secrets of the cabin unearth a truth she can no longer ignore? SPIRITS AND SECRETS is a hauntingly captivating novel that exposes the depths of morality, personal awakening, and the enduring power of buried secrets. Prepare to be captivated by a story where darkness shadows every step, leading Stephanie down a path she never anticipated.
Old Bob
Andre stood frozen in place. It wasn't because he didn't want to run, he just couldn't get his feet to move. The sound of Old Bobs shuffling footsteps grew louder as he got closer to Andre. Terrified he pressed himself harder against the lockers hoping that he could somehow be absorbed by them. That was Andre's first encounter with Old Bob but little did he know that it wouldn't be his last. Andre and his cousin MJ soon discover that their school is haunted by ghost of Old Bob and he had a job for them. Would you accept a job from a ghost? What about accepting a job from the ghost of a man whose appearance scared you and who was rumored to snatch up naughty students who he fought in the halls without a hall pass? But they were just rumors, right? Or were they.
The Chimes and Other Supernatural Stories
A supernatural classic collection of Charles Dickens' spookiest stories with the novella The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In as well as the legendary The Signalman and an unnerving quartet of other ghostly tales.The full lineup reads: - The Chimes- To Be Read at Dusk- The Signalman- The Trial for Murder- A Confession, Found in a Prison- Nurse's Stories They'e gothic. they've got ghosts, ghouls and goblins and they're all written in that inimitable Dickens style that made him the leading author of his time. He's never been out of print since he started writing and his many stories such as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities are enduring, much loved timeless classics. His shorter tales have often been harder to find. Now, in this collection, we bring them to the bookshelves, where they firmly belong.
Wassail to the Mausoleum Cakes
The barrier between our world and the next thins and fades, they say, as the festivals of December approach.So you'll need some Christmas ghost stories to make the most of it, in the tradition of the Victorians and their ancestors.Sit before a roaring fire with a steaming glass of wassail and imbibe stories with ghosts of all kinds - ghosts of the dead, ghosts of nostalgia, ghosts of bygone traditions. And don't forget that lesser-known gem, the Christmas werewolf! Explore such topics as Christmas alone, perspectives of the dead, grim secrets, a haunted piano and cookie tin, and so much more-all in poetry, song lyrics, short story, and art. And as all good collections do, it ends with an ode to Australian post-punk guitarist, Rowland S. Howard.Wassail.
The Haunting of Thornham Staithe
A series of hauntings in a Norfolk town, apparently unrelated, attract little attention until the first death occurs. Even then, it is difficult to link the death, which has not been witnessed by any of the townspeople, to the hauntings in any sensible way. Life goes on until further deaths occur, once again unwitnessed. No one is ready to commit themselves to a point of view and, therefore, a plan of action, because no one wants to be seen to believe in ghosts. Eventually, after the publican's psychic supper has created terror in the medium, two ghost hunters (who prefer to call themselves 'paranormal investigators') are called in by the vicar and events take a turn for the worst: several villagers are threatened, a stranger plays his hand with disastrous consequences, the doctor's wife returns from the dead and the village historian (perhaps the only person who has any chance of understanding the connection between the hauntings) is driven to the edge of sanity. The vicar, who has been a central figure all along, decides he must act with or without his bishop's permission or even his wife's agreement, and decides to call upon the help of an old priest, once the Deliverance Minister of his diocese.
Ghost In Theory
Paul Shreeve is an English professor who gets mistaken for a ghost by his neighbors. Though a man of strict rationality and analysis, he cannot shake his ghostly identity, nor will his neighbors allow him to forget. The ghost moves into his thoughts, his work, and his family and begins to chew at his very existence. His head, which drove his entire life, is confounded by something he can't quite touch. His ghosted self drives him to the fringes of rationality and beyond as he looks for something, anything, to help drive it away.Full of larger-than-life departmental intrigues and wacky adventures, Ghost In Theory is an unfortunately all-too-accurate look into the daily life of an academic. What is real? What is imagined? What is metaphor? Protagonist and reader alike can only guess, as Shreeve's mental deterioration reveals tragedies both immediate and historical. A must-read for anyone who has ever attended a faculty meeting.
Wolf at the Door
"Wolf at the Door is a kick-ass tour de force, a brilliantly plotted and masterfully written debut novella" - The Ottawa Review of BooksDo you like your horror with a dose of comedy? Or is family dysfunction what really rattles your nerves? Look no further than Wolf at the Door, winner of the 2022 Global Book Award gold medal for horror, an absurdist take on creature horror revolving around a holiday dinner gone horribly wrong.All Charlotte Deerborn wanted was a nice Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. Too bad for her no one else wanted to be there. By the time the turkey is carved, old grievances, bad behavior, and crass remarks have transformed her dinner party into a disaster. And then a werewolf shows up to do some carving of its own.Filled with snappy dialogue, relatable characters and laugh-out-loud moments, Wolf at the Door is a pulpy page-turner in the classic sense.
Nadderwater Rise Ghost
The case at Nadderwater Rise Boilermakers left an enduring impression upon me. The Professor and I witnessed first-hand how machines can turn on their masters. When directed by a malevolent force, the results were utterly brutal. As if horrid conditions are not enough, the culture of harassment ingrained into the workers only makes it worse. Their daily lives are already drenched in danger, subject to severe injury without notice, yet they persist in tormenting each other, to their peril. This is the eighth book in the Paranormology Series.
Indian Ghost Stories
A collection of twelve stories about the supernatural. In reality, these aren't strictly twelve stories. Firstly, they are supposedly true stories, and not meant to be fictitious (since the author clearly mentions that so-and-so anecdote came to him by way of this gentleman or that, the veracity of each story may be questioned). Secondly, these aren't just twelve anecdotes, but more since the author begins a story with an anecdote, finishes it, and then goes on to related anecdotes,
Seven Souls Part Two
The Seven Souls series is designed for the fifth edition of the world's most popular role-playing game. Seven Souls, Part Two: The Mysterious Manor is a horror-themed adventure for 4-5 PCs starting at 5th or 6th level. It can be adapted into any campaign setting acting as part two to the Seven Souls series or as a stand-alone adventure. An invitation to an oddly-designed manor presents an opportunity to uncover hidden secrets, a mysterious murder, and a sinister plot.
The Ghost and the New Neighbor
Lots of activity on Beach Drive, with wedding plans and preparing for the stork's arrival. But it's the new neighbor moving into Pearl's house who has the neighborhood in a deadly uproar.Book 31 of the Haunting Danielle series, a Paranormal Cozy Mystery. Large Print edition.
Ghost Traveler Tales
AUTHORS' BIO (Or about me) I am now a retired teacher, as I always wanted to be. I was an accountant for over thirty years. Vicky is my very best friend sent to me by Jesus or maybe the Ghost Traveler. Together we have years of experience and wisdom to depart to you, the reader. DEDICATION To my wife, Vicky and to the Grandfather whom I never knew
A Second Reflection
Hannah Barstow becomes aware of a ghostly presence that coincides with recurring dreams that wake her from sleep. After her husband and son are killed in an accident, she is catapulted into shock and grief and finds herself drawn into a relationship with the ghost as he begins to reveal himself to her. He proves to be a spirit who last reincarnated in 1776 and has come to the 21st century from a parallel universe to protect her, help her find her inner strength to rebuild her life and redefine herself. The more he reveals himself to her, she learns why he is so familiar to her and why she is so significant to him. It is intensely romantic and filled with a measure of suspense, and a slight touch of comedy as you cross the bridge between two realities.
Irish Ghost Stories
A new, lyrical collection of famous stories and the less well-known. A collection of characteristically playful yet philosophical Irish ghost stories from authors such as Oscar Wilde (The Canterville Ghost), Sheridan Le Fanu (The Child That Went With The Fairies, Stories Of Lough Guir), Charles Maturin (extracts from Melmoth the Wanderer), Lord Dunsany ('The Sword of Welleran') and Fitz-James O'Brien ('The Diamond Lens', 'What Was It?'). FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Semper Fi with a Side of Donuts or Bacon
Semper Fi with a Side of Donuts or Bacon is a hybrid of fact and fiction. The story is set in 1989, Quantico, Virginia, from the perspective of Abe Rush, a woman Marine Corps captain. She is unexpectedly reassigned to train second lieutenants at the officers' Basic School (TBS), and the backbone of the story is her experiences instructing and, in many cases, suffering along with these newbies as they transition from commissioned civilians to Marine officers. This theme is largely biographical, based on the author's personal experiences.When Abe transferred from Okinawa to Quantico, she returned with more than uniforms and souvenirs. She unknowingly brought back the ghost of a World War II Marine gunnery sergeant. He has neither memory of his name nor where he was born, even how he died, but Abe and her friend Kelly (a Marine lawyer) assume he was killed at the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. While Kelly researches Marine Corps records, Abe subjects Gunny to TV shows that might jog his memory, though both Kelly's and Abe's efforts are largely unsuccessful. Gunny endures the programmed viewing and, despite Abe's intentions, becomes a TV junkie, enamored with anything related to John Wayne or football or ALF. And he's particularly fond of donuts and bacon, which he can't taste but can certainly smell.Gunny's perspective on the roles of women, particularly women in the military, is obviously dated. However, his perceptions of female officers and women, in general, evolves, and he gradually and grudgingly acknowledges their changed roles in the military and society almost fifty years after his death.Gunny's name and history are eventually revealed but with a unique twist, neither he nor Abe could have imagined.
Far From Home
Solving crimes from the confines of a cemetery where no one can see or hear you can be difficult at the best of times. The victim's ghost usually won't remember who killed them, and the murder suspects can't hear the ghost detective's interrogation.Even so, for the most part, Robert and Clothilde manage just fine.However, discovering the name on a headstone does not belong to the body beneath it throws something of a wrench in their method.How can they help the ghost find peace when the police aren't even investigating the right murder?
New Beginnings
The cemetery's newest arrival seems more surprised to find herself dead than a woman in her seventies should be. Her mourners exhibit an equally perplexing level of shock.Robert and Clothilde, the resident ghosts, investigate the woman's unfinished business as usual, but before long, another newcomer joins them.And another one.And another...Quiet companionship becomes a thing of the past while our ghost detectives battle an invisible and intangible foe. How long until Clothilde and Robert's cherished solitude returns?
The Fairy Lights
When Aisling moves into an old, Edwardian house in the university area of Stranmillis, Belfast, she soon discovers that her student digs are haunted. The house, bought by her grandfather decades ago, is also home to a spirit known by the nickname Jimbo.As yuletide approaches, and Aisling's Christmas fairy lights attract mischief from Jimbo, she seeks to find out more about the restless entity. With the help of a local psychic and friends from her History with Irish course, Aisling uncovers dark, buried truths. What is the connection with Friar's Bush Graveyard just around the corner? What does Jimbo's dusty book of the Oak King and Holly King, hidden in the attic, have to reveal? What will Aisling's journey into the darkness of the spirit world reveal about Jimbo - and herself?The Fairy Lights: The ghost of Christmas that never wasBelfast Ghosts Series: Standalone Book 2 of 3
The Southern Cross Cemetery
Unravel the dark secrets of The Southern Cross Cemetery in this spine-chilling horror story. The Bennett family moves into an old house in a mysterious town named Shadowdell. Adjacent to the house, there is an abandoned haunted cemetery which keeps sinister secrets. As the family begins to settle into their new home, strange things start happening, and the dark secrets of the town begin to unfold. Review "This would make a great Halloween story, and it has all the necessary elements to make a good TV story or film. It is eerie and scary and has everything you want in a horror story..." --Goodreads Reviewer "What a good short story! I love to read horror that is not over the top and this was done just right. The characters fit good together. The storyline was great... I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author." --Goodreads Reviewer About the AuthorBunty Goswami is an author of short, adventurous psychological thrillers. He usually writes fast-paced, cinematic short stories with a touch of romance. His books include A Woman On The Hills, The Missing Woman, The Southern Cross Cemetery, and Miss Madhuja. Bunty is also an actor and has worked in many Bengali films and web series. His hobbies include reading, watching movies, and listening to music. He is also an animal lover, and he often depicts his four-legged friends in his stories.
The Shrieking Skull and Other Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories
Thirteen rare tales by the most prolific Victorian Christmas ghost story author, collected and republished for the first time!Move over, Charles Dickens! The author of "A Christmas Carol" may be the most famous Victorian author of Christmas ghost stories, but the king of the genre was James Skipp Borlase (1839-1909), who published dozens of them in obscure British and Australian periodicals during a nearly fifty-year span. Now for the first time, thirteen of Borlase's best tales have been unearthed from newspaper archives and compiled in a single volume for modern readers.In "A Weird Wooing" (1898) an impecunious suitor braves a house haunted by the ghosts of plague victims in search of a legendary treasure. "The Steel-Bound Valise" (1875) tells of a horrid murder and a spectral vision that reveals the truth behind the awful deed. In "A Bride from the Dead" (1899), a man races against time on horseback to save his beloved from a forced marriage-but arrives too late to prevent an even more horrible and macabre fate. This volume showcases Borlase's wide range, featuring macabre and bone-chilling stories alongside more lighthearted pieces, all of them just as entertaining to read on a winter's night as they were more than a century ago.
The Siren of Diamond Shoals
This is a ghostly tale that will bring you to tears, give you a reason to wonder "what if," and make you believe in love all over again. It is a story that hugs your heart as you turn the pages, only to dash your hopes a moment later, and then surrounds you with love once again as you flip the pages. Take a chance. Love and ghostly adventures on the Outer Banks of North Carolina await you.This time, when you meet Jordan Snow, he is getting ready to earn his angel wings. But before he can even start, some of Blackbeard's pirates kidnap one of Jordan's group. So, he and Luke organize a rescue mission around his plan to scare the bejesus out of the drunk pirates and abscond with their friend without endangering any of their own group.But as soon as Luke and Jordan rescue their girl, a pair of ghosts come begging for help. Desperate, the women cry to Jordan that the Siren of Diamond Shoals has the bones of their husbands locked in a chest in her dungeon and guarded with an ancient curse. They beg Jordan to free their husbands' bones from the curse and bring them home. Jordan does not hesitate, but he knows the Siren is no pushover, and this rescue attempt will be perilous for everyone involved.To further complicate his new ghost life, Jordan is still talking to his alive wife...by phone. Sometimes, he drops in and watches her from behind her curtains. He knows he should leave her alone so she can go on with her life, enjoying a normal existence, but...This book will be your secret pleasure read of the year. Experience more romance, adventure, intrigue, ghosts, and pirates in this book than one book should be allowed to handle. If you believe in the power of love and life after death, you will enjoy this book. And if you loved Jordan in A Love Haunting, you'll love him even more after reading of his new adventures.The Siren of Diamond Shoals is Book 2 in An OBX Haunting Series.
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
A traveller comes upon an ancient manor house and inquires at the nearby village about its origins. He discovers it once belonged to Count Magnus, a man known locally for being a harsh landowner, who severely punished his tenants if they were late with their rent. The Count had also been on the Black Pilgrimage and brought something back. The traveller asks the townsfolk what the Count brought back, and is told a tale about two men who went poaching at night in the Count's lands. One man was found catatonic, and the other dead with his face sucked off his skull.Many of the James' tales were written as Christmas Eve entertainments and meant to be read aloud to friends. James perfected the technique of narrating supernatural events through implication and suggestion, letting his reader fill in the blanks, and focusing on the mundane details of his settings and characters in order to throw the horrific and bizarre elements into greater relief. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.
